Soshanguve, also called Sosha, is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of Mabopane. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population. The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.
It was formerly known as Mabopane East.[2] The acronym divided the Soshanguve residents according to their tribe when they were resettled from Mamelodi and Atteridgeville in 1974.[3] While this was to make administration easy for the apartheid government, it left a community divided and suspicious of each other.[citation needed] More than 20 years later, there are still remnants of the past but there is integration of cultures.[citation needed] The people of Soshanguve arguably are the most multilingual of South Africans.
Cultureedit
The people of Soshanguve speak Pretoria Sotho called Se Pitori and listen to local music genres called Barcadi & Amapiano.
Educational Institutionsedit
Soshanguve is home to Tshwane University of Technology's Soshanguve North & South Campuses & Tshwane north college (TNC) which draw their students from every corner of the country.
Places of interestedit
The second fab lab in South Africa is located in Soshanguve Block TT where it is operated by a self-organized group of unemployed youth known as the Bright Youth Council.[4][5]
Tswaing Crater - Tswaing, meaning Place of Salt in Setswana, is a 2000-hectare heritage site, some 40 km north-west of Central Pretoria, surrounded by settlements inhabited by more than a million people, such as Winterveld, Soshanguve, Mabopane and Eersterus, near Hammanskraal.
soshanguve, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2018, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Soshanguve news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Soshanguve also called Sosha is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria Gauteng South Africa just east of Mabopane The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho Shangaan Nguni and Venda thus showing the multi ethnic composition of the population The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve SoshanguveSoshanguveShow map of GautengSoshanguveShow map of South AfricaSoshanguveShow map of AfricaCoordinates 25 31 25 S 28 6 0 E 25 52361 S 28 10000 E 25 52361 28 10000CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengMunicipalityCity of TshwaneMain PlacePretoriaArea 1 Total126 77 km2 48 95 sq mi Population 2023 1 Total906 000 Density7 100 km2 19 000 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African99 2 Coloured0 3 Indian Asian0 1 White0 1 Other0 4 First languages 2011 1 Northern Sotho28 2 Tswana16 7 Tsonga15 1 Zulu13 6 Other26 5 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 0152PO box0164Area code012 Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Educational Institutions 4 Places of interest 5 Schools 5 1 Primary Schools 5 2 Secondary Schools 6 Notable people 7 ReferencesHistory editSee also Mabopane History It was formerly known as Mabopane East 2 The acronym divided the Soshanguve residents according to their tribe when they were resettled from Mamelodi and Atteridgeville in 1974 3 While this was to make administration easy for the apartheid government it left a community divided and suspicious of each other citation needed More than 20 years later there are still remnants of the past but there is integration of cultures citation needed The people of Soshanguve arguably are the most multilingual of South Africans Culture editThe people of Soshanguve speak Pretoria Sotho called Se Pitori and listen to local music genres called Barcadi amp Amapiano Educational Institutions editSoshanguve is home to Tshwane University of Technology s Soshanguve North amp South Campuses amp Tshwane north college TNC which draw their students from every corner of the country Places of interest editThe second fab lab in South Africa is located in Soshanguve Block TT where it is operated by a self organized group of unemployed youth known as the Bright Youth Council 4 5 Tswaing Crater Tswaing meaning Place of Salt in Setswana is a 2000 hectare heritage site some 40 km north west of Central Pretoria surrounded by settlements inhabited by more than a million people such as Winterveld Soshanguve Mabopane and Eersterus near Hammanskraal Giant Stadium Soshanguve Crossing Mall Soshanguve Railway StationSchools edit Primary Schools edit Tipfucxeni Primary School Matlapeng Primary School Madiba Primary School Gontse Primary School Sinqobile Primary School Ayanda Primary school Rodney Mokoena Primary School Thorntree Primary School Shalom Primary School Bokamoso Primary School Refithlile Pele Primary School Rivoningo Primary School Pulamadibogo Primary School Secondary Schools edit Tiyelelani Secondary School Wallmansthal Secondary school Botse Botse secondary school Soshanguve East Secondary School Soshanguve South Secondary School Ruabohlale Secondary School Central Secondary School Soshanguve High School Reitumetse Secondary School Hlomphanang Secondary School Rethomile junior secondary school Baleseng junior secondary schoolNotable people editBlack Motion DJ Maphorisa Warren Masemola Vusi MahlaselaReferences edit a b c d Main Place Soshanguve Census 2011 Soshanguve in detail South African Market Insights Retrieved 19 July 2023 Soshanguve community conversation Nelson Mandela Foundation www nelsonmandela org Retrieved 19 July 2023 http www fablab co za South African Fab Labs Mandavilli Apoorva 2006 Make anything anywhere Nature 442 7105 862 864 doi 10 1038 442862a PMID 16929273 S2CID 26698558 nbsp This Gauteng location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soshanguve amp oldid 1219833647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
